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  • PACAF key to stability in diverse theater, general says

    The Pacific theater is large, diverse and complicated, but the Airmen of Pacific Air Forces are up to the challenge, according to a senior PACAF leader speaking in Los Angeles Nov. 20. Lt. Gen. Chip Utterback, 13th Air Force commander, kicked off the Air Force Association Global Warfare Symposium

  • Air Force band Sonora fosters relationships in Kyrgyzstan

    The Air Forces Central band "Sonora" played to all audience spectrums as they performed 11 concerts in their eight-day visit here, Nov. 12-20. The 10-person band's visit to Manas included multiple performances at a wide variety of venues in the local Kyrgyz communities. The band is known as Sonora

  • Seventh Air Force welcomes new commander

    Seventh Air Force personnel welcomed their 31st commander during a change-of-command ceremony here Nov. 24, when Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Remington assumed command from Lt. Gen. Stephen G. Wood. The ceremony was presided over by Gen. Walter Sharp, U.S. Forces Korea commander, and Gen. Carrol H. (Howie)

  • Deployed Airmen support bilateral exercise

    Airmen from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here recently participated in the AnnualEx 20G, a bilateral exercise between U.S. and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces that took place from Nov. 13 to 19 over the Pacific Ocean. The exercise, conducted yearly, is designed for two primary

  • 644th CBCS conducts Dragon Thunder exercise

    Under a sea of camouflage netting in tents filled with towers of electronic equipment, Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron sharpened their expeditionary skills during "Dragon Thunder," a field training exercise set in the fictional location, "Guamania," Nov. 17-21 here. The 644th

  • COMPACAF shares holiday message with Airmen

    As the holiday season brings 2008 to a close, I offer my sincere thanks to our entire Pacific Air Forces team--military, civilians and family members--who make this command a cornerstone of our nation's security in the Pacific. It's been a challenging year in PACAF and for our Air Force as we've

  • Life-saving Airman, patient meet for first time

    A local Korean woman and the Wolf Pack Airman whose blood donation saved her life, met for the first time when she visited Kunsan Air Base Nov. 21. Airman Tamarias Pope, 8th Security Forces Squadron, met up with 22-year-old You Jin Pak, allowing the 19-year-old Airman to put a face to the person his

  • Gunsan officials award honorary citizenship to 7th AF Commander

    More than 60 employees opened their doors to deliver a lively ovation and welcome to the city of Gunsan's newest honorary citizen, Nov. 17. Lt. Gen. Stephen Wood, 7th Air Force commander, traveled to Gunsan City to receive the honorary citizenship presentation from Gunsan City Mayor Dong Shin, Moon.

  • Guardsmen contribute to Global Deterrence

    Members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guardsmen are playing an active role in supporting the Global Deterrence mission here since their arrival Oct. 27. Airmen deployed from the 171st Air Refueling Wing and their KC-135 Stratotankers are here supporting Andersen's global deterrence mission by

  • Virtual Flag provides joint combat training

    More than 300 joint service members spanning across 20 worldwide locations participated in the Virtual Flag exercise Nov. 3-7. Virtual Flag is a large combat employment exercise conducted in a virtual battlespace. It is designed to provide operational and tactical warfighter training in a combat